Shell Oil Co. v. Ross

Decided December 16, 2011. Debra Ann H. Lehrmann wrote the opinion for the court.

356 S.W.3d 924 · Cited 136 times

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• BP America Production Co. v. Marshall · 342 S.W.3d 59
• S.V. v. R.V. · 933 S.W.2d 1
• Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc. · 918 S.W.2d 453
• Shah v. Moss · 67 S.W.3d 836
• Shell Oil Co. v. Ross · 357 S.W.3d 8
• HECI Exploration Co. v. Neel · 982 S.W.2d 881
• Exxon Corp. v. Emerald Oil & Gas Co., LC · 348 S.W.3d 194

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